Originally Posted by Neferpitou
I wonder if Astarion has any special dialogue with him having both had that experience, I doubt there is but it would be interesting. It's really surprising how much effort went into portraying how Astarion's captivity effected him as a person and his ability to interact with others and then Halsin is just.... the posterboy for stockholm syndrome.

Is he meant as a cruel joke towards all the fans? Make him desirable on an emotional level, but ultimately unattainable and filled with underlying traumatic issues and toxic behaviour towards people he cares about.